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NCT Number: NCT01626703

Effect of Depressin Screening and Care Program at Community Health Center

Depression affect between 5% and 10% of older adults seen in the primary care setting.Late-life depression is often chronic or recurrent and is associated with substantial suffering, functional impairment, and diminished health-related quality of life.Depressed, older primary care patients are frequent users of general medical services and may have poor adherence to medical treatments.They are also at increased risk of death from suicide and medical illnesses. The aim of this study is to examine whether depression screening and health care practitioner feedback are increased depression treatment rate.

Depression screening is provided 60 or more who visited community health care center with a 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale.GDS scores of 10 or more were classified depression positive. Intervention group participants received twice remind calls from primary care nurse.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Elderly Screening

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Chungju community health care center

Chungju, Choongbuk, 123456, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 60 or more
  • 10 or more in GDS scor

Exclusion criteria

  • severe cognitive problem

Treatment and study plan

Reminding call

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Reuptake rate

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. reduced depressive symptoms

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (SGDS)

  2. changed perceived heath status

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jun 25, 2012
Registry last updated
Mar 10, 2016

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